Yoga exponent Sitadevi passes away

Mumbai, Apr 10 (UNI) Yoga exponent Sitadevi Yogendra passed away at the Yoga Institute here today at the age of 96.

Introduced to yoga by her husband Yogendra with whom she founded the first ever yoga institute, Sitadevi popularised yoga among women.

She had also written an authoritative book on yoga for women, ''Yoga - Physical Education for Women''.

She taught yoga for more than 75 years and served as the secretary of the Yoga institute for 65 years.

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